Versailles, - November 16, 2018: National Institute of Standards and Technology scientist Dr. Stephan Schlamminger, jumps on his hotel bed at the Waldorf Astoria in Versailles, France Friday November 17, 2018. He was in France for an historic vote to redefine four redefine four basic units of measurement -- the kilogram, the mole, the kelvin, and ampere -- during at the General Conference on Weights and Measures. His word on the NIST-4 Kibble Balance redefine the kilogram
after the 26th meeting of the General Conference on Weights and Measures (CGPM) at the Palais des Congrès de Versailles in France Friday November 16, 2018.
Representatives from 57 countries voted unanimously to in Versailles, France November 16, 2018.
CREDIT: Matt Roth for The New York Times
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